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將領

简将领 · 繁將領

Mandarin · pinyin jiàng lǐng

high-ranking military officer

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将: jiāng · will, going to, future; general
领: lǐng · neck; collar; lead, guide

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4–3 · jiang4 ling3

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zoeng3 ling5

Cantonese word readings for 將領. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

high-ranking military officer; commander-in-chief; high-ranking commander

verb

(literary) to lead; to command

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